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Mic Checking John Stumpf: An Inside Report on Protesting Wells Fargo’s Shareholder Meeting
Fed up with Wells Fargo's corrosive behavior, thousands of everyday Americans came to Wells Fargo's annual shareholder meeting in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 24, to let the top …
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Sarkozy Loses in France; Greek Voters Also Turn on Leaders
French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2011. (Photo: Damon Winter / The New York Times) Athens - Voters in …
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New York Activists Ask Attorney General: “How Can We Help?“
“How can we help? How can we help? How can we help?” It’s not your average protest slogan, but it’s what the group chanted today as it marched from …
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Economy Has Recovered All Private Sector Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office (Chart)
As of April, there are now more private sector jobs in the United States than there were in January 2009, when President Obama took office. You read that right. …
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Nine Swing States, Critical to Presidential Race, Are Mixed Lot
President Barack Obama takes the stage at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times)Since the housing bubble burst, Nevada …
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Report on College Protest Crackdown Urges Changes for Police
Protesters hold signs during a rally at the University of California, Davis campus in Davis, California, November 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) Oakland, California …
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A Poet’s Pain Launches a Peace Movement in Mexico
Javier Sicilia: Can a poet overcome a state of lawlessness and corruption to bring peace to Mexico? (Photo: Mark Karlin)Sicilia, 55, is a poet, a journalist, a novelist, a …
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9/11 Case Finally Gets Hearing at Guantanamo; Accused Plotters Take Defiant Stand Before Judge
(Photo: Larisa Epatko / Flickr)Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, Cuba - Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators put on a defiant show at their war court …
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ALEC’s Top Five Anti-Environment “Model” Laws
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a “stealth business lobbyist” that helps corporations write state and federal legislation supporting their interests, has taken major heat for backing controversial laws. More …
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Anti-Choice Zealots Convene in Fargo, Hoping to Close State’s Only Clinic
On May 1st, a group of about 50 people gathered in Fargo, North Dakota. Their intent? To try and “shut down” the only clinic in the state that provides …